Nehemiah 13:17
Nehemiah · Old Testament · Chapter 13
“Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?”Nehemiah 13:17
What Does Nehemiah 13:17 Mean?
Nehemiah 13:17 is found in the book of Nehemiah, chapter 13, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Nehemiah 13:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Nehemiah 13:11“Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.”Nehemiah 13:25“And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.”Proverbs 28:4“They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.”Isaiah 56:2“Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.”Ezekiel 23:38“Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths.”Nehemiah 5:7“Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.”Psalms 82:1“God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.”Proverbs 24:25“But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.”Isaiah 1:10“Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.”Jeremiah 5:5“I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.”Jeremiah 13:18“Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.”Jeremiah 22:2“And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates:”Micah 3:1“And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?”Micah 3:9“Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.”Ezra 9:2“For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.”Matthew 12:5“Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?”
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